The Bloomington 7th Ward bishopric was seamlessly reorganized on Sunday, April 14, 2019 when Eric Felt Christensen was sustained as Bishop of the Bloomington 7th Ward, called to fill the very big shoes of Bishop Mike Bair. Brett Peterson will serve as his 1st counselor; Michael Anderson has been called to serve as 2nd counselor supported by Landon Munk as Executive Secretary.
The youngest son of Clark and Cassie Christensen admitted to being "overwhelmed and nervous, but super excited for this new calling. It's been really hard to keep it quiet for the past ten days, so I'm glad its finally here!"
Bishop Christensen has a long history of service in the Church, having served as a scout leader, a leader in the Young Men's program, a nursery worker, Primary worker, a ward clerk, twice president of the Elders Quorum and most recently as the Executive Secretary in Bishop Mike Bair's bishopric.
He is "fluent in Canadian" having served a mission in Toronto, Canada (1995-97) after graduation from Pine View High School. Following his mission, he studied and graduated from BYU in Print Journalism and worked for the Washington Times in DC but after working at "various jobs" he went back to school to earn a Masters in Education in Secondary Education. He since has worked at Dixie High School for 13 years teaching Language Arts and coaching the tennis team, during which time he completed a second MEd in Educational Leadership and last year moved to Desert Hills High School where he was named Vice Principal.
He and his wife Kim met "post-BYU" and were married in the Los Angeles Temple 13 months after their first date in February 2004. The Christensen's are mom and dad to three girls and Max.
First counselor Brett Peterson, who is assigned to work directly with the Primary and the Young Men's organization, spent his early years in Florida and Virginia, graduating from Herndon High School in Herndon, Virginia. His secondary studies found him at then-Ricks College / BYU-Idaho, Utah Valley University; and, BYU, from which he graduated with a Bachelors of Science degree in Economics. He later earned an MBA with emphasis in Information Technology (IT) from the University of Redlands.
Br. Peterson's Church career began as a full-time missionary in the China Hong Kong Mission where he spoke Cantonese. Since then, he has served in the nursery, as a Primary worker, 2nd counselor in the Elders Quorum, as a ward clerk, YM president, an early morning seminary teacher and as Elders Quorum secretary.
Through his working career, he has earned a living in construction, at gas stations, sold commercial trucking insurance and currently has the position of Chief Operating Officer for a number of different liquid vitamin manufacturers - "rolled into one paycheck" - in Mesquite, NV.
Brett met Briette Storrs while attending BYU-Idaho in Rexburg and they were married eleven months later. They have five "loud but fun" children - 2 girls and 3 boys - with whom he practices Mandarin Chinese because they are in the Chinese immersion program at Bloomington Elementary School. He calls himself an advanced beginner and is also still conversant in Cantonese.
Second counselor Michael Anderson, who will have the assignment to work with the Sunday School and the Young Women's program, has "always had an interest in knowing how things work, knowing logistics and how to fix things. I love knowing how to solve problems and my professions have almost always revolved around that." As a result, he has tried many different means for earning a living, including retail management, product design, logistics and insurance sales, but his current career is as "a one man show" in the small steel fabrication company he owns in Hurricane. "I am a welder who designs, engineers, and fabricates special car parts for vintage Volkswagens."
"I am self-educated in my field - a little street smarts mingled with college - and now have my own brand. I study AutoCad and 3D design. I love imagining parts and bringing them to reality. I manufacture parts and ship them all over the world and consider myself an artisan in my trade."
Br. Anderson grew up in California, went to Fullerton, then moved to Cedar City where he studied accounting at SUU later developing an interest in product design, welding and manufacturing.
In 2006, he met Kristin Maxwell in St George and they were married the same year. The Anderson's now have 3 children: Carter (11), Ellie (10), and MJ (9), each with unique personalities. He also has a 19-yr-old son James from a previous marriage.
Br. Anderson says almost all of his previous church callings have included working with the young men. He has been a YM advisor and a scout master several time. He's also been in several elders quorum presidencies, served as Executive Secretary and as a Sunday school teacher.
Prior to his call to serve as Executive Secretary for Bishop Eric Christensen, Landon Munk has served as Gospel Doctrine teacher, Elders Quorum Secretary, ward clerk, Elders Quorum President, and as the Stake Young Men’s Second Counselor.
He is currently employed as the CFO of "two awesome sister companies - Holbrook Asphalt Co. and Integrated Pavement Solutions. I love what I do and the people I work with. I am intrigued by just about anything. My latest interest is watching YouTube videos regarding 'how to relocate your child’s arm.' Griff keeps climbing up the tree on the side of our house and running around on the roof. "
Landon and Britt grew up in the neighboring farm towns of Newton and Amalga, Utah in Cache County. Both graduated from Sky View High School and Utah State University (not BYU). They went on one date in high school but Landon was a little on the wild side. However, he shaped up and went on to serve a mission to Zimbabwe in 2004. Britt and Landon were married in the Logan temple in 2008 and moved to St. George in 2010 where Britt was accepted into the Dixie State dental hygiene program. She graduated in 2012 and Landon graduated with an MBA from SUU the same year. They have three awesome kids: Griff (6), Remi (3 going on 13) and Harvey (7 months).
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